Filled Date Cookies

Name: Filled Date Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 473 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters dates, pitted and chopped; 2 eggs; 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters fat free sour cream; 118 milliliters chopped walnuts; 177 milliliters water; 177 milliliters white sugar

Need a vegetarian dessert? Filled Date Cookies could be a tremendous recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 117 calories. This recipe serves 60. Head to the store and pick up walnuts, flour, cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare the filling, cook the dates, 3/4 cup of sugar and water over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in the nuts, remove from the heat and set aside.

Ingredients you will need

Dates

Sugar

Water

Nuts

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs, sour cream and almond extract. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Drop a rounded teaspoon of dough onto an unprepared cookie sheet, place a scant teaspoon of the filling on top of it, then top with an additional 1/2 teaspoon of dough. Repeat with the rest of the dough.

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Almond Extract